Re: LGPL

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: Dave Cramer <pg(at)fastcrypt(dot)com>, "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, John Hansen <john(at)geeknet(dot)com(dot)au>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: LGPL
Date: 2005-06-17 19:21:44
Message-ID: 200506171921.j5HJLil13826@candle.pha.pa.us
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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Dave Cramer wrote:
> > Huh ?
> >
> > ./configure --without-readliine
> >
> > works just fine, there is no requirement.
>
> Again:
>
> If we **link** to readline, postgresql won't start without it.
> That is a postgresql requirement. Yes we can compile without
> it. That isn't what I was talking about.
>
> But as Andrew pointed out, it doesn't really matter.

The point is the the source does not require it, but specific binaries
might based on how they are built.

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